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Default Used Drywall Compound To Hang Shower Tile

OK, I know, I'm stupid.

I just realized that I did one wall of my shower using drywall compound
instead of thinset as an adhesive. In my defense, the buckets look
similar....

The question is, am I screwed? Do I need to take down all of the tiles in
question and rehang using the proper adhesive? The tile was put up over
cement board, so, even if the grout fails and water gets behind the tile, it
seems to me that the worst that would happen is the tile would come loose
and I'd have to reattach it (using the proper adhesive, of course!).

I know the proper thing to do would be to start over, but I really don't
want to have to do that unless I have to.

Any opinions from the experts out there? Thanks in advance.


 
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